Five years later
"Who gives this woman to this man?"
"Her brother and I do." Duo said, putting Lien's hand in Dewei's. Wufei was sitting where the mother of the bride usually does, behind the bride, a handkerchief in hand blotting away the tears as he rubbed his swollen belly.
The estrogen and progesterone shots he had to take so his body wouldn't reject the womb were making him rather emotional, but this was going to be their third and last time, Duo had promised, these twins bringing the count of their children to five. And this time he and Noin were pregnant at the same time, so he didn't have to endure his suffering alone. She and the Marquis were frequent visitors to them, on the colony at L5, as were Trowa, Quatre, and the kids, though it was agreed that Quatre couldn't endure the struggle of having any more children for the couple. Iria had known that when she married Trowa, and deep down that was her reason for doing so.
Duo squeezed his hand as he took his seat next to him, leaning over to kiss his cheek. It seemed like the whole colony turned out to witness this wedding, the courtyard of the Maxwell Church filled to capacity with people and floral arrangements, then Duo was the one who made most of the plans. How he convinced the couple to have two weddings, the traditional Chinese ceremony and the traditional Christian ceremony, Wufei did not know, but he was glad that the Chinese ceremony, which would take place in the forbidden city on earth, wouldn't nearly have so many people.
As the priest prattled on about love and the sanctity of marriage, Wufei looked around the room, at his friends that he was reunited with, the only good thing that happened to him during the war. Looking back he realized how much he had missed by leaving them to "find himself," feeling like it was all his fault that they had all fallen apart. Strange to think that in searching for Duo they had all found themselves again.
Quatre and Miliardo dissolved their union on Helios' second birthday, by then Noin had returned to earth, the cities of Serenity and Tranquility having been successfully established on the Moon, and soon she and the marquis were reunited and wed, as were Trowa and Quatre. Wufei didn't miss these weddings, vowed never to miss one again, no matter where he was, or how pregnant he was.
He and Duo had moved to the colony at L5 shortly after their guests left L2. To be more convenient, since everyone was on the colony already, they had a private ceremony at the Drake, in the Penthouse so Iria could witness it as well. She never left the colony, nor that room. Hanging on to life, she died shortly after the ceremony, and a heartbroken Trowa took her to be buried at home, leaning on the support of Quatre and Miliardo.
Heero and Relena were married as planned, and perhaps he was to moved by his wife's new attitude, he never went through with his threat to try and take Duo back.
Lien had stayed at the Maxwell Church, as a paying boarder. She helped the nuns with the orphans while she went to school, and wrote letters to Dewei, who was on Earth, in seclusion, biding his time, waiting for today.
"I now pronounce you man and wife. You may kiss your bride." Fr. Stuart concluded the ceremony, and Wufei's smile deepened even further seeing their kiss. Finally, everything was right in the world.
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Original Date Posted: November 2, 2005
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